December 10, 2008

 

To:  Club Registrars and Club Representatives

 

From:  John Sozio

           Nebraska Soccer League Competition Coordinator

           Phone   1-888-637-6223 (1-888-NESOCCE) Toll Free

           Fax       1-402-362-2446

           Web Site   www.nsle.com

           E-mail    jsozio@nsle.com

 

Re:  Spring - 2009 Registration

 

Attached, please find the Spring -2009 Team Registration Form for the Nebraska Soccer League.  Please make copies for as many teams as your Club needs to register to the NSL.  Please note! A calendar has been added to the back of the form.  Please copy front and back.  Please Note!  The Team Registration Form is also available on-line.  This is preferred and a much easier way for your Coaches to register their teams.  A new item has been added to the on-line registration form.  There is now a line to include the Club Registrar, Club Director or Club Representative E-mail on the on-line form so the Club is also notified any time a coach registers a team.   

 

The Club Information Form is no longer included in this mailing.  Please complete the Club Information Form on-line and electronically submit to the League Office.  A Club Information Form is needed from each Club so the League can keep information current.  www.nsle.com 

 

*Team registration forms with a $550.00 deposit for each U11 - U12 team and $600.00 for each U13 – U19 team must be postmarked by January 22, 2009 in order to avoid late fees.  Late registrations will be accepted through January 29, 2009 and will be assessed a $25.00 late fee.  If the registration is late due to tryouts, the late fee will be waived. 

 

*  Please Note!  On-line registration forms are now available.  A coach may complete the form on-line and directly submit it to the League Office.  This is the best and most efficient way to Register.  All payments still must be mailed.

 

There will be a breakout meeting on January 29, 2009.  The meeting will be held at the Country Inn and Suites located at 5353 North 27th Street in Lincoln.  It will be held in the "Omaha" conference room at 7:00 PM.  The Country Inn & Suites is 1.5 miles South of I-80 exit 403 (27th Street).  This information will be posted on the League web-site.  Reminder notices will be mailed.  At this meeting divisional makeup will be finalized and distributed.  Coaches need not attend the meeting.  There will be an appeals meeting conducted by the NSL Executive Board on January 26, 2009 at the NSSA office at 7:00 PM in Omaha should anyone wish to appeal their division placement.  Division Placement can be determined by looking at the League Standings.  There is promotion/relegation for first place and last place teams. You must send in an appeal request by January 25, 2009.  The appeal request can be sent by regular mail or E-mail.  Please send to the League office as shown above.  There will be no appeals at the Breakout Meeting.  NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE BREAKOUT MEETING ON January 29, 2009.

 

Complete schedules for all properly registered NSL teams will be posted on the NSL Web Site by March 7, 2009.   There will no longer be a Packet Pick-up as everything will be on-line except for the Pink Game Cards and Roster Stickers.  Club Directors, and/or Registrars will be provided the individual Team Packets which will include a Cover Letter, Game Cards, and Roster Stickers.  The packets may be distributed at the Breakout Meeting or mailed shortly thereafter.  These packets should be distributed to coaches by the Club Directors and/or Registrars as soon as possible. 

 

League play will begin on Saturday, March 21, 2009.   League play must be completed by Thursday, May 21, 2009.  There will be no League games scheduled Easter Weekend (April 10, 11, and 12, 2009).

 

Please Note!  There are two NSSA Sanctioned Tournaments scheduled during Spring-2009.  One is the Kohl’s American Cup and the other is the Nebraska Championships (U13, U14, and U19 teams).  Both are listed on the NSL Spring-2009 Calendar which can be found on the back of the attached Spring-2009 Registration Form or on the NSL web site.  Please Note!  Only NSL Division 3 teams are eligible for the Kohl’s American Cup.   

 

The Nebraska Soccer League accepts all U-11 through U-19 NSSA and other properly registered teams (Iowa, etc.).  The NSL will make as many divisions as are necessary to accommodate the teams registered.  All teams will be scheduled for a minimum of seven games.  Guest Teams may be scheduled for less depending on their scheduling requests.

 

The NSL will be comprised of U-11 through U-19 competitive teams, boys and girls.  NSL will begin at Premier Level, then Division 1, Division 2, etc., and have as many divisions as necessary to accommodate the teams in the League.  Travel within Nebraska and Western Iowa will be required.  Neutral sites will be used for some games in order to reduce travel time.  The League also accepts “Guest Teams”.  These are teams that do not play a full Divisional schedule but wish to participate in League play.

 

Please mail all registrations along with the proper deposit for each team to:

 

Nebraska Soccer League

1138 East 6th Street

York, NE  68467

 

Please make checks payable to:  Nebraska Soccer League

 

Most NSL games will be on weekends.  Many younger games (U11- U14 Boys and Girls) will be played on weeknights in the Omaha/Lincoln area.  U11 – U14 teams may be scheduled on any day.  We will try to greatly minimize scheduling any Wednesday games.  Most older teams (U15 – U19 Boys and Girls) will play on Weekends.

Due to High School Soccer in the Spring, the vast majority of the older teams do not play.   If you have any particular conflict with particular days, please note it on the Registration Form.  If you are an older team that is able to play weeknights, please note it on the registration form.  No matter what your conflict is, please note it and we will do our best to accommodate your team.

 

Please note on the registration form if there is a particular day of the week that you would not like to be scheduled for.  Also note what other conflicts you might have.  If it is known ahead of time what conflicts you may have, special request reschedules can be reduced.  I will do whatever I can to accommodate reasonable requests as long as they are stated on the registration and I know prior to the commencement of schedules.  A calendar has been added to the back of the Team Registration form for your convenience.  If form is not copied front and back, you may go to the League Web-site to view or print out the Calendar.  You may also submit your Registration directly to the League Office by using the convenient on-line Registration Form.  

 

For questions, call John Sozio  1-888-637-6223.

 

Please note!  The toll free NSL number is to be used by administrators and coaches only.  The Web Site (www.nsle.com) is for everyone to use.  Please let all your parents, players, etc. know about the Web Site.

 

Wishing you a very Joyous Holiday Season,

 

 

John Sozio

Nebraska Soccer League

Executive Director and Competition Coordinator

 

Nebraska Soccer League Officers:

 

President  -  Michael Perdunn  402-210-1828

Vice President  -  Erick Schwartz  308-382-9325

Secretary  -  Pam Sweeney  402-896-4420

Treasurer  -  Sue Newcomb  402-596-1746